allottedadj.

Brit.

/əˈlɒtᵻd/, U.S.

/əˈlɑdəd/

Forms: 1500s alotted, 1500s– allotted.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allot v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < allot v. + -ed suffix¹.

That has been allotted (in various senses of the verb); designated, appointed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > assigned or allotted

admeasured1340

assignedc1374

allocate1533

allotted?1567

lotted1567

allocated?1713

warded1894

?1567 Def. Priestes Mariages (new ed.) f. 16^v Their newe fruited benefices, and fauourable alotted liuinges.

1576 A. Fleming tr. Hippocrates in Panoplie Epist. 282 Othersome, being as it were bought & sould to that laborious kind of life, spend their days in that allotted torment of toile.

1641 S. Marshall Serm. Fast 4 I shall spend the allotted time for this exercise.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. iii. 116 In Kent, thir own allotted dwelling.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 906 Must my servant train Th' allotted labours of the day refrain?

1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music ii. 157 These Chaunts, succeeding one another in the allotted portions of the Rubric for the day.

1836 Times 25 Mar. 2/5 All the allotted shares upon which the deposits may remain unpaid on Monday..will be divided among the numerous applicants.

1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 124 Her allotted task was not done.

1933 Sci. Monthly Feb. 144/1 Each and every transmitting station has its allotted tone or electrical pitch.

1977 J. W. Thomas tr. W. von Grafenberg Wigalois 232 Unfeeling death! You seize many a beautiful form and let a host of ancient crones live well beyond their allotted time.

2010 Daily News (Los Angeles) (Nexis) 12 Sept. c2 The 2,000 allotted tickets to the Kings' ‘Hockey Fest '10’..were sold out days before the event.

Compounds

allotted span n. the lifespan of a person or animal, esp. as considered to be determined by God, fate, etc.; spec. seventy years (cf. threescore (years) and ten at threescore adj. b).

ΚΠ

a1737 E. Rowe Misc. Wks. (1739) I. 214 This span of life, this short allotted span Is all I have to manage for the stake Of an immortal soul.

1832 Lancaster Gaz. 7 Apr. 3/1 We may hope to see them [sc. results of the Ministerial Reform Bill] realized before Time has robbed us of much more of our allotted span here.

1896 J. M. Barrie Sentimental Tommy xxi. 248 Though he had long passed man's allotted span his face was still full of fire, his figure lithe and even boyish.

1905 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Mar. 667/1 In the man we see a very remarkable specimen of vitality, one who has already exceeded the allotted span of human life by a whole generation.

1983 W. N. Rowe Clapp's Rock xii. 171 I haven't lived on the face of this earth for nearly all my allotted span of three score and ten in order to be subjected to the insolent yelping of a mongrel, crackie pup!

2012 Racing Post (Nexis) 17 Apr. 6 I'll look out over fields where cute little lambs frolic, oblivious to the fact their allotted span will be measured in months rather than years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allotted
释义	allottedadj. Brit. /əˈlɒtᵻd/, U.S. /əˈlɑdəd/ Forms: 1500s alotted, 1500s– allotted. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: allot v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < allot v. + -ed suffix¹. That has been allotted (in various senses of the verb); designated, appointed. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > assigned or allotted admeasured1340 assignedc1374 allocate1533 allotted?1567 lotted1567 allocated?1713 warded1894 ?1567 Def. Priestes Mariages (new ed.) f. 16^v Their newe fruited benefices, and fauourable alotted liuinges. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Hippocrates in Panoplie Epist. 282 Othersome, being as it were bought & sould to that laborious kind of life, spend their days in that allotted torment of toile. 1641 S. Marshall Serm. Fast 4 I shall spend the allotted time for this exercise. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. iii. 116 In Kent, thir own allotted dwelling. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. iv. 906 Must my servant train Th' allotted labours of the day refrain? 1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music ii. 157 These Chaunts, succeeding one another in the allotted portions of the Rubric for the day. 1836 Times 25 Mar. 2/5 All the allotted shares upon which the deposits may remain unpaid on Monday..will be divided among the numerous applicants. 1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 124 Her allotted task was not done. 1933 Sci. Monthly Feb. 144/1 Each and every transmitting station has its allotted tone or electrical pitch. 1977 J. W. Thomas tr. W. von Grafenberg Wigalois 232 Unfeeling death! You seize many a beautiful form and let a host of ancient crones live well beyond their allotted time. 2010 Daily News (Los Angeles) (Nexis) 12 Sept. c2 The 2,000 allotted tickets to the Kings' ‘Hockey Fest '10’..were sold out days before the event. Compounds allotted span n. the lifespan of a person or animal, esp. as considered to be determined by God, fate, etc.; spec. seventy years (cf. threescore (years) and ten at threescore adj. b). ΚΠ a1737 E. Rowe Misc. Wks. (1739) I. 214 This span of life, this short allotted span Is all I have to manage for the stake Of an immortal soul. 1832 Lancaster Gaz. 7 Apr. 3/1 We may hope to see them [sc. results of the Ministerial Reform Bill] realized before Time has robbed us of much more of our allotted span here. 1896 J. M. Barrie Sentimental Tommy xxi. 248 Though he had long passed man's allotted span his face was still full of fire, his figure lithe and even boyish. 1905 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Mar. 667/1 In the man we see a very remarkable specimen of vitality, one who has already exceeded the allotted span of human life by a whole generation. 1983 W. N. Rowe Clapp's Rock xii. 171 I haven't lived on the face of this earth for nearly all my allotted span of three score and ten in order to be subjected to the insolent yelping of a mongrel, crackie pup! 2012 Racing Post (Nexis) 17 Apr. 6 I'll look out over fields where cute little lambs frolic, oblivious to the fact their allotted span will be measured in months rather than years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1567
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